महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-2

भगवन्यदिदं प्रेत्य संज्ञा भवति कस्यचित् ।
एवं सति किमज्ञानं ज्ञानं वा किं करिष्यति ॥२॥

2. bhagavanyadidaṁ pretya saṁjñā bhavati kasyacit ,
evaṁ sati kimajñānaṁ jñānaṁ vā kiṁ kariṣyati.

2. bhagavan yadi idam pretya saṃjñā bhavati kasyacit
evam sati kim ajñānam jñānam vā kim kariṣyati

2. bhagavan yadi kasyacit pretya idam saṃjñā bhavati
evam sati kim ajñānam vā kim jñānam kariṣyati

2. O Venerable One, if a person retains consciousness (saṃjñā) after death, then, given this, what will ignorance accomplish, or what will knowledge (jñāna) achieve?

Words meanings summery:

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Revered One

• यदि (yadi) - if

• इदम् (idam) - this

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - having departed, after death

• संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - consciousness, perception, recognition (saṃjñā)

• भवति (bhavati) - is, exists, becomes

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, of anyone

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• सति (sati) - this being so, if this is the case (being, existing)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (jñāna)

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• किम् (kim) - what?

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make

Words meanings and morphology

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Revered One

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, venerable, Lord

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

प्रेत्य (pretya) - having departed, after death

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - consciousness, perception, recognition (saṃjñā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - consciousness, perception, recognition, name, technical term

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

भवति (bhavati) - is, exists, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, of anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

सति (sati) - this being so, if this is the case (being, existing)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, true

Present Active Participle

Locative singular form used in a locative absolute construction

Root: as (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, want of knowledge

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, cognition (jñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (jñāna)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, cognition (jñāna)

Root: jñā (class 9)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)